Abraham Nova is NYS Golden Gloves champion

Local boxing fans who have seen Albany’s Abraham Nova in the ring – especially recently – won’t be the least surprised by this bit of news: Quail Street Gym’s Abraham Nova won the NYS Golden Gloves Finals in Buffalo Friday night.

By defeating Rochester’s Shaquille Felton, Nova (132-lbs.) becomes the umpteenth Quail Street boxer to win a championship. Seriously, the Gym has had so many I’d be pressed to come up with a number. And I sure don’t want to start naming them because I’m bound to leave out one or five. On that note, I should add that Quail Street’s Henry Osario made it all the way to the finals (novice), so congratulations to him as well.

The victory will send Nova to Mesquite, NV at the end of the month for the National Golden Gloves Championship.

Big kudos to Jerrick Jones, Nova’s trainer from the start, and to the City of Albany – especially John D’Antonio, Commissioner of Parks & Recreation – for making the Gym possible.

Congrats to Jerrick first and foremost us trainers understand how much work goes into preparing our youth not only for competition but for life challenges as well. As for Abraham, he has always been a positive role model and a measuring stick to my fighters. You have made them work hard to compete with against you..keep grinding man!!!!
CONGRATS FROM THE HUDSON GYM